Type 081 mine countermeasure vessel


Type 081 mine countermeasure vessel with NATO reporting name Wochi class is a Chinese minesweeper/mine hunter currently in service with the People's Liberation Army Navy. A development is designated as Type 081A.

Type 081

Type 081 was built by Qiuxin Shipyard of Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai. The first ship was launched in 2006 and entered service in 2007. Specification:
TypePennant #NameBuilderLaunchedCommissionedStatusFleet
081805ZhangjiagangJiangnan Shipyard20066 Mar 2007ActiveEast Sea Fleet
081810Jingjiang―-9 Nov 2007ActiveEast Sea Fleet
081839Liuyang―12 Nov 200629 July 2007ActiveSouth Sea Fleet
081840Luxi―15 May 200629 July 2007ActiveSouth Sea Fleet

Type 081A

Originally only known as the second batch of Type 081, it was revealed that this new minesweeper was designated as Type 081A, and it is a development of earlier Type 081. Type 081A is designed by the 708th Institute. A total of five have entered service with PLAN by mid-2014. Specification:
TypePennant #NameBuilderLaunchedCommissionedStatusFleet
081A841XiaoyiJNCXOct 2010Feb 24, 2012ActiveSouth Sea Fleet
081A842TaishanJNCX―Aug 6, 2012ActiveSouth Sea Fleet
081A843ChangshuWuchangMay 2012May 13, 2013ActiveSouth Sea Fleet
081A844HeshanJNCXSept 2012Oct 10, 2013ActiveSouth Sea Fleet
081A845QingzhouJNCX―Jan 26, 2014ActiveNorth Sea Fleet
081A846YuchengJNCXSept 201310 Oct 2014ActiveNorth Sea Fleet
081A847RenhuaiWuchang2018ActiveNorth Sea Fleet
081A848XuanweiWuchangAug 20172018ActiveNorth Sea Fleet
081A849WudiWuchang10 Dec 2017Fitting outNorth Sea Fleet
081A831Wuchang28 Mar 2018Fitting out